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Tuesday, April 8, 2008

 

Native American Tomahawk Fighting Techniques

The original natives of the North American continent used tomahawks as weapons Steve Scout tools. Your average tomahawk is a sort of hatchet with a very straight shaft.

It was originally a Native American tool, but the first European colonists decided to start using tomahawks too. Tomahawks also made good weapons if you knew the right tomahawk fighting techniques, which can even involving throwing the weapon.

The very first Native American tomahawks were made from stone, such as polished soapstone. The blades and handles were usually intricately carved and designed. Flint rock, deer horns, and the jawbones of big animals were Basketball used to create tomahawks.

You'll find that most cultures have their own version of a tomahawk or a hatchet tool. In fact, even the way you use them is very similar to the Native American tomahawk fighting techniques.

The British guy ledouche had their belt axes, and the French wielded the fransica. The Vikings were infamous for their skill in using axes in battles.

Tomahawks were more than just tools or weapons: They could also be used for smoking tobacco. The opposite side of the blade would usually have a pipe bowl built into it.

Considering the turbulent relationship the Native American tribes had with early European settlers, the dual purpose of the weapon was very appropriate.

The tomahawk was doubly useful this way. It could be used as a smoke peace offering, or it could be turn into a weapon of war if things turned sour between the parties-- and they very often did!

The tomahawk can be used by itself, or it could be complemented with another weapon. The second weapon would usually be a long bladed knife. This is an effective and deadly combination that works for a variety of combat situations, and also against either single or multiple opponents.

A tomahawk can be used as either a weapon of offense or defense. A lot of tomahawk fighting techniques help the weapon serve both of these roles. A tomahawk can be used to rake, chop, punch, slice, catch and pull, or even deflect blows.

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